[MD] The Writer's Brush:

[MarshaV]

Here are some works by Mr. Miller:

http://www.henrymiller.info/gallery/henrymiller.php

Gav, do you paint or some-such-thing?




At 08:11 AM 3/31/2009, you wrote:

>henry miller painted a lot....
>henry miller is the lightest of the heavyweights i'd say
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>--- On Tue, 31/3/09, MarshaV <marshalz at charter.net> wrote:
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>From: MarshaV <marshalz at charter.net>
>Subject: [MD] The Writer's Brush:
>To: "MD Forum" <moq_discuss at moqtalk.org>
>Received: Tuesday, 31 March, 2009, 10:21 PM
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>Oooo, look what I've found, sure sounds interesting, wonder if Mr. 
>Pirsig paints?
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>http://www.amazon.com/Writers-Brush-Paintings-Drawings-Sculpture/dp/0922811768 
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> >From Publishers Weekly
>Starred Review. In this hefty volume, novelist Friedman takes a look 
>at the artwork of more than 200 authors who found other avenues for 
>expression in drawing, painting or sculpting. Aside from the 
>familiar illustrations of Edward Gorey, Beatrix Potter and (to a 
>lesser extent) Kurt Vonnegut, Friedman also unearths work from 
>literary heavyweights past and present, including the Bronte 
>sisters, Herman Hesse, Rudyard Kipling, Colleen McCullough, Vladamir 
>Nabokov, John Updike and Jonathan Lethem. Each entry offers a short 
>biography and passages from journals, letters or interviews 
>illuminating the author's reasons for picking up pen or paint; 
>according to Elizabeth Bishop, for instance, writers make a 
>"frequent complaint that painting is more fun than writing." 
>Examples of authors' art, one or two from each subject, are 
>handsomely reproduced in vivid color alongside the text. Friedman 
>also covers a long list of writers whose artworks couldn't be located or
>  secured for publication, and essays by William H. Gass and Updike 
> provide perspective. Sure to cover at least a few of any given lit 
> fan's favorites, Friedman's volume provides hours of fascinating 
> browsing, and makes a perfect coffee table book for the avid reader.
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